CVE-2023-26545 (GCVE-0-2023-26545)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 20:45
VLAI
Summary
In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a new location) during the renaming of a device.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
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